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ACE-COMM Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2006

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ACE*COMM Corporation (NASDAQ:ACEC), a global provider of network business intelligence and advanced operations support systems (OSS) solutions, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006, both ending June 30, 2006.

For the year ended June 30, 2006, the Company recorded revenues of $26.7 million, compared to $20.0 million for fiscal year 2005. The Company had net income and income per fully diluted share of $0.3 million and $0.02, respectively, compared to a net loss and loss per fully diluted share of $6.5 million and $0.44 for fiscal year 2005. Revenues for the fourth quarter 2006 totaled $6.5 million compared to $6.8 million for the same quarter in fiscal year 2005. Net loss for the quarter was $0.5 million, or $0.03 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $0.3 million, or $0.02 per fully diluted share for the same quarter a year ago. [Read more…]

TMNG and Intec Strengthen Relationship via Mobile Virtual Network Enabler MVNE Platform

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TMNG Global (Nasdaq: TMNG – News), a leading provider of management consulting services to the global communications, media and entertainment industries, and Intec Telecom Systems (LSE: ITL – News) has confirmed their strategic partnership following Intec’s acquisition of EUR Systems. The combination offering from the two companies offers a best in breed managed service that will continue to meet the needs of the mobile marketplace, including MVNOs, content companies and media players.

The solution combines TMNG’s proven Order to Cash process model, state of the art business management engine and Intec’s next generation back office systems (Ordering through Billing.) TMNG and Intec have had a longstanding relationship and expect their collaboration on the MVNE platform will provide their customers with a significant advantage as they launch their MVNOs. [Read more…]

Intec Billing Signs Convergent Billing Deal With MTNL India

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Intec Billing, a leading software vendor to telecom carriers operating fixed, mobile and next-generation networks, has announced that Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), a full service telecoms provider and one of the largest internet service providers in India, has selected Intec to supply its convergent billing systems in a multi-million dollar deal. Intec Convergent Billing (Singl.eView) will form a key part of the carrier’s convergence strategy for rapid penetration and growth via innovative, next generation communications services in India. [Read more…]

Saul Nurtman of Subex Azure Appointed Revenue Assurance Chairperson at Global Billing Association GBA

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Subex Azure, the world’s largest vendor of revenue maximization solutions for telecom operators, has announced that Saul Nurtman, the company’s President of EMEA, has been appointed as the Chairperson of the GBA’s (Global Billing Association) Revenue Assurance and Fraud Initiative. In his role of chairperson, Saul will help to shape the agenda of the Revenue Assurance and Fraud Initiative, as well as represent the GBA at a number of industry events.

Alex Leslie, CEO of the Global Billing Association, said, “We are delighted that Saul has joined the Revenue Assurance and Fraud Initiative. He brings a great deal of experience to the role having held high-level positions at some of the worlds most successful revenue assurance vendors. This can only serve to benefit our members.”

The Global Billing Association set up the Revenue Assurance and Fraud Initiative in 2005 to help promote better practice in the revenue assurance and revenue management sector, and demonstrate its importance and strategic value. The initiative aims to provide advice and frameworks in which revenue assurance can be implemented by operators worldwide. [Read more…]

Coastal Technologies Group CMP Platform Improves Call Detail Record Searches

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Coastal Technologies Group Inc. (CTGi), a leader in call detail processing, back-office accounting process and OSS support for the telecommunications industry, has announced enhanced Call Detail Record (CDR) search capabilities on its industry-leading ASP Call Management Platform (CMP). The new search enhancements can be based on any number of search criteria, by LATA, 10-digit phone number, switch id, or trunk, in order to perform exhaustive trend analysis, auditing, market intelligence and overall usage analytics.

“Tier 1 carriers generate billions of call detail records every day. They are under increasing pressure to process these CDRs quickly for further analysis, from resolving interconnect billing disputes, to better understanding network call routing patterns, to complying with law enforcement to investigate call pattern analysis,” said Jay Bowker, vice president of marketing and worldwide sales for Coastal Technologies Group.

Coastal Technologies Group has also announced that it has upgraded its CMP Dashboard, an easy-to-use monitoring tool which provides a near real-time window into regular processing status, usage volume and quality control metrics of call detail records. [Read more…]

Minacom and Sunrise Telecom Partner to Deliver Advanced VoIP and IPTV Testing Solutions

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Minacom, the foremost service quality test automation supplier to telcos and cable MSOs, and Sunrise Telecom(R) Incorporated, a leader in testing and monitoring solutions for voice, video, data services and next-generation digital multimedia, announced today they will work together to provide integrated test solutions for telcos and cable Multiple System Operators (MSOs) offering VoIP and IP-Video services. The partnership will focus on combining the centralized test capabilities offered by Minacom’s DirectQuality(R) R7 service level test automation platform with the leading network and service test functionality available in Sunrise Telecom’s handheld FTTx, DSL, and cable test sets. [Read more…]

Atos Origin and Intelliden Form Alliance

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Intelliden Inc., a leading provider of standards-based network automation solutions, has announced an alliance with Atos Origin, an international IT services company. The combination of Intelliden’s industry-leading network automation software and Atos Origin’s world-class systems integration service capabilities will enable customers to better manage their increasingly complex networks while accelerating the time-to-market of new services. The initial focus of the partnership will be on the European communications service provider, focusing on wide area IP networks market where the companies have active projects underway with leading operators across the community.

Forward-looking Tier 1 service providers are rolling out IP networks to converge voice, data, video and other services onto one wide-area network. To achieve success, service providers must adopt network management best practices to drive operational efficiency, availability and security of these complex networks utilizing state of the art IP transport technologies. Intelliden’s R-Series(R) software suite combined with Atos Origin’s reach across the communications service provider sector, and its systems integration and change management expertise, provide customers with a complete solution for automating next-generation networks to accelerate revenues and reduce operating expenses. [Read more…]

TeleSciences Hires Peter Conquest

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TeleSciences, Inc., a leader in providing solutions to fixed, mobile and IP network operators and equipment vendors, today announced that Peter Conquest will be joining TeleSciences, Inc. as VP Sales, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa).

Mr. Conquest, 46, brings over 20 years experience in sales and customer building to TeleSciences where he will be responsible for driving the company’s sales strategy and presence in those markets. [Read more…]

Telephony Magazine to Publish TeleManagement World 2006 Online

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Telephony(R), a Prism Business Media publication for telecom service providers, has announced a partnership with the TeleManagement Forum (TM Forum) to serve as the exclusive publisher of the Show Daily for TeleManagement World Americas 2006, Dec. 4-7 in Dallas. In addition to the online Show Daily and a series of e-newsletters related to the event, Telephony will produce a related print supplement on Operational and Business Support Systems (OSS/BSS) in conjunction with its November 6 issue. [Read more…]

Veramark Announces Significant Order from State Government Agency

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Veramark Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: VERA) has announced receipt of a significant VeraSMART(R) order from a large state government agency. The agency plans to deploy the VeraSMART solution for 20,000 extensions at 34 sites with various Nortel VoIP and Legacy Meridian telephony platforms. VeraSMART’s Call Accounting module will be utilized to implement security measures and IP polling of remote sites for the agency.

The EZ-Share(TM) LDAP interface will be used to import data from an existing directory. The agency chose the VeraSMART Telemanagement solution based on its totally web-based interface, robust functionality, and ease of use. [Read more…]

Comptel Selected by Telecom Namibia For CDMA Voice and Data Provisioning and Mediation

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Comptel Corporation (OMX Helsinki: CTL1V), an OSS software vendor for convergent mediation, charging, provisioning and network inventory, has announced that it has been selected by Telecom Namibia to provide provisioning and mediation solutions for their CDMA voice and data services. The Comptel InstantLink provisioning solution will enable Telecom Namibia to activate new customers and services fast and efficiently. The Comptel EventLink mediation solution will ensure that usage information is collected effectively, so that Telecom Namibia can bill their customers in a timely way.

Oiva Angula, Acting Head of Corporate Communications and Public Relations at Telecom Namibia, said, “Enabling us to rapidly activate services for customers without any delays, and collecting information to reliably charge for these services, are obviously fundamental requirements for the success of Telecom Namibia. It was, therefore, vital that we chose the right solutions for provisioning and mediation. We selected Comptel InstantLink and Comptel EventLink because we knew that Comptel solutions interoperate smoothly with the CDMA networks of our chosen supplier, Huawei”.

As Namibia’s incumbent operator, Telecom Namibia needed provisioning and mediation solutions that would be able to work with their leading edge CDMA network, which is currently being deployed by equipment vendor Huawei. [Read more…]

Intec Completes Acquisition of EUR Systems

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Intec Billing, a provider of business and operations support systems (BSS/OSS) and services to the global telecom industry, announced today the completion of its acquisition of the operating assets of outsourced billing and business process outsourcing (BPO) specialist EUR Systems. The EUR assets will be added to Intec’s existing service bureau operations in North America, to offer a comprehensive suite of end-user and wholesale billing and BPO solutions to the North American ILEC, CLEC and IXC market. The consideration, which will be paid in cash, is approximately $13.4 million*, subject to a working capital adjustment. The value of the gross assets acquired is approximately $6.6 million. EUR, which reported revenues of $36.0 million in 2005, employs approximately 230 professionals in its operations in Mechanicsburg, PA and San Antonio, TX.

Intec CEO Kevin Adams said, “Completion of this acquisition allows Intec to substantially increase its market share in the access billing space and to expand our capabilities as an outsourced billing and business process provider. We see very good synergies in this deal, which allows us to efficiently and effectively combine our outsourcing and service bureau operations under one experienced management team.”

The acquisition of EUR provides Intec with a centre of competence in outsourced billing and business services which, when combined with its existing Carrier Access Billing (CABS) and retail billing service bureaus, will make it one of the leading players in this market. The acquisition expands the Intec portfolio through the addition of a broad range of business process outsourcing services and also provides an opportunity for Intec to increase efficiency in its existing service bureau operations through economies of scale. [Read more…]

Intelligent Metering Investments in Europe to Total 3.5 Billion Until 2010

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Investments in intelligent metering solutions in the European energy sector will total 3.5 billion until 2010, according to new a research report from the analysis firm Berg Insight.

“Demand for intelligent metering solutions is closely linked to energy cost”, says Tobias Ryberg, senior analyst at Berg Insight. “Already most industrial and large commercial sites are covered with intelligent metering. In a second phase we now see deployments of smart meters for residential customers in countries with high electricity prices or high electricity consumption.”

Sweden, where households use three times more electric power than the EU-average, will introduce a law that will lead to intelligent metering for all customers by 2009. [Read more…]

Videotron Selects Highdeal for Quad-Play Pricing and Rating

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Highdeal, the world’s leading provider of Pricing, Rating and Charging solutions, has announced that leading North American cable MSO, Videotron, has selected Highdeal Transactive for their billing infrastructure. The solution, which facilitated the launch of Videotron’s new MVNO offering, was successfully integrated into their existing BSS/OSS architecture.

“We are thrilled with the benefits that Transactive has already delivered to our business. By combining wireless telephone service with Videotron’s other offerings, consumers can enjoy quality products and advantageous discounts on their bills,” said André Gascon, VP of Information Technology, Videotron. “And they can simplify their lives through one-stop shopping at Videotron: we are the only industry player that offers customers a single customer service point, one visit from the technician, one bill for all their services.”

Videotron, which provides cable television and telephony, as well as interactive multimedia and Internet services to 3.3 million customers in Canada , implemented Transactive in an aggressive timeframe to meet the launch of their new wireless offering. Videotron successfully launched this service on August 10th becoming the first major North American cable MSO to also become an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator). [Read more…]

Evolving Systems and American Telecommunications ATI Bring Next Gen Solutions to Latin America

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Evolving Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: EVOL – News), a provider of software solutions and services to the wireless, wireline and IP carrier market, and American Telecommunications, Inc. (ATI), a solutions provider of advanced telecommunications systems and services, have announced their agreement to pursue new business in the Latin America market.

“After a careful evaluation of technology and industry experience, we selected Evolving Systems as our vendor partner for service activation and number management projects in our region,” said Luis Alberto Nunez, ATI’s CEO. “We feel that Evolving Systems provides the right combination of value and functionality that operators in Latin America are demanding, and we are very pleased to be working with an industry leader in areas that our customers consider mission critical,” added Nunez.

The companies have entered into an agreement to bring Evolving Systems’ service activation and number management solutions to telecommunications operators in Latin America. Under the agreement, ATI will market and support Evolving Systems’ solutions through its extensive network of in-country affiliates throughout Latin America. Evolving Systems will provide ATI with the technology and expertise to bring end-to-end solutions to customers in the region. [Read more…]

Subex Azure Report Says Telcoms Operator Losses On the Increase

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According to a report released by Subex Azure Limited, telecoms operator losses are on the increase. But, operators are now taking greater corporate responsibility for revenue assurance. Subex Azure Ltd, the world’s largest vendor of revenue maximization solutions for telecom operators, today revealed that average revenue leakage across global telecoms operators has increased to 12.1 per cent of turnover ($176 billion), compared to 11.6 per cent in 2005. This is one of the main findings of the fourth consecutive annual ‘Operator Attitudes to Revenue Assurance 2006’ report, which Subex Azure conducted with telecoms analysts, Analysys.

Danny Dicks, Principal Analyst at Analysys, said: “From this year’s research it is clear that operators are more concerned about all sources of revenue leakage. It is apparent that revenue assurance has become much more of a board-level issue.”

The report is based on the responses of over 100 operators around the world, to investigate levels of revenue loss globally. Fraud was again the single largest area of revenue leakage having increased to 2.9 per cent of turnover. There were also increases in revenue leakage due to credit management, incorrect service usage data and interconnect/partner payment errors. [Read more…]

BSG Clearing Solutions Adds Senior Executives to its Hong Kong Office

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BSG Clearing Solutions, a subsidiary of Billing Services Group Limited (AIM:BILL), the telecom industry’s clearing and settlement provider, has announced two key appointments to strengthen its sales organization in the Asia Pacific region. Appointments include:
– John Rocca, General Manager, Asia Pacific
– Candic Law, Regional Sales Manager, Asia Pacific [Read more…]

Axiom Systems and NVision Group Partner to Establish Center of Excellence in Russia

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Axiom Systems, a leader in Service Fulfillment software for communications service providers, and NVision Group, a market-leading Russian systems integrator, today announced a strategic partnership that will see the establishment of an AXIOSS® Service Component Factory in Moscow.

“NVision Group is committed to making only the very best networking technology available to our clients and prospects throughout the Russian Federation,” said Andrey Zuzin, First Deputy General Director of NVision Group. “The AXIOSS suite is market leading, both in terms of the technology platform and its deployment by many of the World’s leading service providers.”

The AXIOSS Service Component Factory will become a Center of Excellence for the offshore development of ‘building block’ style components that streamline the creation and fulfillment of multi-vendor, multi-technology, and multi-play products and services. [Read more…]

Ericsson Acquires Distocraft

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Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has reached an agreement with Finnish company Distocraft Oy to acquire the assets of Distocraft’s business. The company, with 42 employees, specializes in software development for mobile network performance management.

Kurt Jofs, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Business Unit Access, Ericsson, says: “I am pleased to announce this acquisition. It will further strengthen our ability to support our customers with best-in-class network management, allowing them to focus on the introduction of attractive end-user services.”

With this acquisition, Ericsson will expand the capabilities of its market-leading OSS portfolio, addressing both new technologies, such as HSPA (High-Speed Packet Access), IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) and 3G LTE (3G Long-Term Evolution), and multivendor environments. [Read more…]